Online Resources
Audio-books, Podcasts and Blogs
- Common Sense Media Resources about Race and Racism
- Integrated Schools by Jennifer Harvey
- A Mind Spread out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott
Social Media
- Instagram @evolvedteacher
- Instagram @booksfordiversity
Websites
- Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion
- Canadian Cultural Values and Beliefs
- Yes, there is Systemic Racism in Canada
- The Periodic Table of Canadian Black History
- Check out Black Alliance Volume 1 - all Canadian musicians singing songs by iconic Black artists link here.
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
For Educators
- AMSSA: Strengthening Diversity in BC
- Alpha Education: Resources + Tools
- Anti-racism Action: Theory and Practice by George Sefa Dei
- As We Confront Racism, Teachers Can Play a Key Role; Four ways educators can start — and some important advice on what not to do.
- BCTF Anti-racism Teacher Resources
- Becoming an Anit-Racist Educator: where to begin? by Elicia Cardenas
- Bexley Anti-Racism Project
- Building a Foundation for Change: Canada's Anti-Racism Strategy 2019–2022
- Canadian Involvement in the Slave Trade
- Civics Education Resource Site by illinoisCivics.org
- Facing History and Ourselves
- Freedom Writers Foundation
- GLSEN: Ready, Set, Respect! Elementary Toolkit
- Edutopia: A Guide to Equity and Antiracism for Educators
- Let’s Talk: Facilitating Critical Conversations with Students
- The Memory Project: Educator Resources: Chinese Canadian Veterans of WWII
- National Education Association: edjustice
- Strategies for Embracing Anti-Racist Work in Our Classrooms by Larry Ferlazzo
- Teaching for Black Lives Edited by Dyan Watson, Jesse Hagopian, Wayne Au
- Teaching Tolerance
- Voices into Action
- An Article that We Should all Read: Diversifying your classroom
- REEL Canada
Orange Shirt Day
Resources (aussi en français): http://www.orangeshirtday.org/about-us.html
Video: https://youtu.be/E3vUqr01kAk
Lesson plans and guides:
Indian Residential Schools and Reconciliation guide – grade 5
Indian Residential Schools and Reconciliation guide – grade 10
Indian Residential Schools and Reconciliation guide – grade 11/12
Lesson plans from Manitoba Teachers Society
Additional Resources:
Authentic K-7 FNESC resources – each elementary school was provided with this kit and it includes many books that can be used for Orange t-shirt day teachings. Ask your PVP to access this kit.
- First Nations Education Steering Committee Resources
- Gord Downey's Secret Path
- Monique Gray Smith on "Why we need to learn"
- Carey Newman and "The Witness Blanket"
- Nakusp Secondary School Video
- Teach BC Orange Shirt Activities
- Yukon Education Student Network School Resources